I will "out" my guy a little later. I want to confirm the exact timeline; post the photos; etc.

I hate to sound like a lawyer, but it is wrong to interfere with a contract, and the person who had the original contract can recover damages. Of course, bringing suit in Portugal will be difficult, but that's where this kind of forum / rogues gallery might be able to do some good.

Jeff

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: The deal was with Seth at Twery's Coin Dealers & Supplies in
: Greenacres, Florida. They're seemingly a legitimate company —
: bonded and insured — and their eBay account has over 7,000
: positive feedbacks.

: After exchanging a few messages through eBay with Susan, she
: provided me with Seth's number and I called him on February 25.
: There were 14 bids on the watch at the time, but Seth and I
: agreed to a fair price for the watch (not a steal, though I
: thought it was a good deal). Ten minutes after hanging up, I
: wired him the full amount and he told me that he'd ship it today
: (February 26) as his Fedex pick-up had already occurred.

: This morning, I e-mailed to request a tracking number. Four hours
: later, Seth e-mailed:

:

Hi,
: I'm very sorry but we have an issue at this time and will not be
: able to conclude this transaction. Nothing to do with the price.
: We will be refunding your money shortly. If the circumstance
: changes we will let you know. Again, we are sorry for this.
: Thanks,
: Seth

: In subsequent e-mails I tried to learn whether he sold it to
: someone else or whether the watch would be listed for sale
: again. Seth decided not to respond.

: Really a shame that this happens, but I guess not all sellers and
: businesses are as honorable as the ones who deal here on OTD.